Finally, Winter

Our first snowfall of the season started yesterday and continued in fits and starts for most of today. I believe this is a record, or close to it, for us to not have any amount of snow so far into December. No white Christmas, but it did make for much easier getting around.

In typical sheltie fashion, 9 month old Rush (sable) and one year old Kendall could hardly be coaxed inside. All the old games must seem fresh and new again once the first snow comes; puts a whole new complexion on things!! :)

The Last to Go ...

This is almost 9 week old Quinn, the last puppy from our last litter. His brother and four sisters have already left for their new homes. He'll be leaving tomorrow, and I thought that I should at least spotlight this adorable little guy, as I just didn't get around to taking "growing up" photos of the others.


Waking up from his nap ...








Wrestling with his favourite toy ... almost as big as he!!

Pups at 3 Weeks

Jolie's pups will be 3 weeks old tomorrow, but I did these photos yesterday when I had the chance. The two boys were pretty easy. It's not *that* difficult to get two puppies facing a similar direction at the same time. Still, one would invariably be facing north while the other preferred south. Persistence and patience are absolute requirements for shooting puppies!!










But if I thought getting the two males to cooperate was a test, that wasn't anything compared to the four girls. I finally gave up trying to get them at all organized by myself, and enlisted Chelsea's help. Things went much better, but did fall apart from time to time :).














Even Rustle had to get his two cents in ... :).

Maternity Shoot

My niece Taylor is pregnant with their first baby, due in mid-November, and our entire family is quite ecstatic. We haven't had a baby since our own kids, and this one is apparently a boy, which we also haven't had in 30 years! I was really pleased to do a maternity shoot for Taylor and Bill, something I hadn't done before. I've posted a few of the photos here. Now I'm anxious to meet "the bump", and will hopefully be on hand to capture his first introductions to his new family. We can hardly wait!

Five Days Old

We welcomed our second litter of the year last Tuesday ... Am/Can Ch Shaydeechase Girl Interrupted - "Jolie" - gave birth to 4 girls and 2 boys by Westar's Roulette - "Jaxson". At five days old today, everyone is doing well, and Jolie is mom extraordinaire!


Group shot (the boys are the second and third from the left).




The girls ...













And the boys ...








Naturally, the "yawning puppy" shot for extra cuteness :).

Updates on Our Hopefuls

This past weekend was the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Detroit Specialty show, one that I rarely miss but don't often have an entry. I was delighted when Michelle Rogowski (Cassbar Shelties) decided to bring our co-owned youngster, MBPIG Ch Anamchara Prototype - "Kane" (also co-owned with Cynthia Charbonneau, Cynchar Shelties)for the show. I had entered his 9 month old sister "Kendall", BPIS Ch Anamchara Jacquard and our newly pointed 7 month old Anamchara Animal House, "Rush", so it promised to be a fun weekend. The youngsters all did very well, taking first or second in their respective classes, and being pulled for Winners, so it was a very successful weekend. The show is always a lot of fun, and the club does an outstanding job. I'm already looking forward to next year!

Thanks to Michelle, we were able to get some updated photos of the kids.


"Kane", MBPIG Ch Anamchara Prototype (GrCh Rosmoor Protocol X Ch Chelson's Satin Image).










"Kendall", BPIS Ch Anamchara Jacquard.








"Rush", Anamchara Animal House (Am/Can Ch GrandGables The Frat Boy X Am/Can Ch Shaydeechase Girl Interrupted).

Nature Walk